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Rooted in Family. Led by Nature
Whilst neither of us are from farming families, our passion for the outdoors, livestock and nature has led us to where we are today.
From a little boy Matt has always loved machinery, farm animals and being outside and decided to pursue this as soon as he could leave school.
Laura's background is in Business Psychology but she has always dreamt of having a farm, filled with animals, home produce and crafts and here at Lower House Farm, we are now making that a reality!
Sian
Sian started out doing some work experience with us in 2024 and has now joined us during her Apprenticeship at Hartpury College. She’s involved in every aspect of the farm, looking after the animals and supporting all the farm projects.
Helen - Matt’s mum
Helen lives up in Yorkshire but travels down when we have our events. She’s the creative one making and designing all the wonderful details you see when you come to our events and at Pumpkin Patch time will be dressed as the Friendly Scarecrow welcoming you when you arrive.
Puzzle & Leicester (THE CATS)
Part time mouse/ rat catchers, but more often found curled up in the straw or in the house hiding from the cold. Puzzle is very popular as she loves welcoming people at our Events.
our 6 dogs
Dizzee, Digger, Guiness, Missie, Chaos and Dip – they are quite a pack! 4 spaniels, a labrador and a collie, they like to alert us if anyone comes onto the yard. Dip is our working sheepdog (in training) and hopefully will help us with moving ewes and lambs this year. The others are still working out their calling in life…
Our goats
If you’ve visited an event or joined us for an experience you'll likely have met our greedy goats! Tiramisu, Snowy, Apple Pie, Fudge Cake, Gina, Peggy and Pogo! They might have wild looking eyes but are super friendly and love snacks!
Peanut the Shetland
Peanut is the star of our Shetland Pony Experience. She’s only 10hh but what she doesn’t have in height she makes up for in sassiness. She’s incredibly fluffy, food oriented and knows exactly when the electric fence has been turned off so she can make her great escape!
Our Highland Cows
We have two adult highlands, Nettie and Olga (named after Laura's Nannies) and two calves that were born in June. These girls love welcoming people to Lower House Farm for our Highland Cow experience.